The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-08
THE BASE JAIL OUTDOOR.
The Wheeling Association In Good Shape
~ for thn Coming Sensnn.

for the Coming Season.
The plans and arrangements OF tho
Wheeling Base Ball Association arc pro.
crossing finely, and those who are direct.
Ing Affairs are feeling very much encour.
aged over the prospects. An important
meeting was held last evening and the
Board Of Directors increased by adding
three moro TO the number II was to con.
sist OF. The places thus created were
filed by the election OF Messrs, Frank
Stanton, W. b. Howell and Thomas +.
Thoner as directors. This increase in the
membership OF the Board WAS made il
order to relieve those who were already
members Of the large amount OF work that
had been assigned to them. The time in.
teryening before the opening Of the sea.
son is 60 short and there 10 so much 10 be
done, that 1t was impossible for the small
Board to attend to 1t all properly. The
increase was made to expedite business,
The bids for building the fencing abou.
the new grounds on the Island. tho grand
stand and dressing rooms were opened
aud the contract awarded to J.. L. Hanes.
It was reported that seven players had
been aigned for the season, and 1t Is OK.
pected that before this week Ia over tho
ontire..club will have been engaged. The
names Of ak Of the seven that have been
signed and the positions they are to play
arc rs follows: John 7. Croghan, |; Sam.
uel A. Nicholl, M; Robert Smith, r; B,
speidel, !; i. L. Dushane, 9; Lands
Steel, 9. g. The 3rd baseman's name Ia
kept quiet for the present; he ia a good
player, however, and will probably
be very popular before the season ia
over. The names Of the others aro not
unknown in connection With work in the
diamond az amateurs they all havs good
regulations. A Martins Ferry mnn who
did some ilrst.class work in Canada last
year, will probably be signed aH pitcher
to-day and q Blelairo man stands a good
show Of being engaged as catcher. Aa
coon as the nine 10 madeup they will com.
mence to practice and get In proper con.
dition. An attractive uniform will be
selected and the club fitted out generally
In first.class shape. Intereat in a home
club has at Inst, apparently, been aroused
hero and the people have responded in O
manner that allows things to be done Of
they should be.
In this Wheeling is ahead OF Columbus
and Toledo. This statement may sound
strange, but j. 10 true nevertheless. At
present Wheeling, ZaneHville, Sandusky
and Mansfield are the only cities regularly
in the Ohio State League. Toledo and
Columbus were originally counted on for
sure, and there were several strong appli.
cations for the seventh and eighth places.
It now looks aa though the League would
be one Of only six clubs. Toledo mani.
tested q strong desire for admission n few
weeks ago, but recently the enthu-
siasm has vanished and the project been
abandoned. Canton made q desperate
effort to organize a good team, but on &C.
count Of q scarcity Of money the scheme
has fallen through. In Columbus s., 900
worth Of stock was subscribed in a very
short time, and then tho enthusiasm died
out. Another effort is to be made to re-
vive it, however, and it is thought the
necessary $1,000 may be forthcoming.